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Get Multiple NICs Speed 10/100/1000
I have the following batch file, however, it freaks out if you have more than one NIC enabled and spits out output of Speed for the first NIC it reports, but for any more, it reports
Speed = Missing ...
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How to get drive letter of mapped network drive
I need to create a script or batch file to run on multiple computers that unmaps a network share \\serverName\shareName and maps a new network share \\newServer\newShareName
I can unmap the network ...
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Batch File to copy and rename if
I am looking to create a batch file that will check the date of a file in the destination directory and if the copy of the file in the source directory is newer rename the existing file in the ...
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batch script to create random users in active directory/local system
I'm trying to create a batch script that will insert random users into a system (with a random password):
So far I have:
@TITLE New User Creation
@ECHO Creating a new user . . .
for /l %%x in (1, ...
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Batch script that makes a numbered menu to view log files
I have recently started to learn how to make batch files. I have a folder that contains bunch of internet related log files. When I run the .cmd file (located in the same folder) I want it to be able ...
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Scripting with Batch Files in DOS (NT) Windows Server 2008
I'm trying to go around the loop a fixed number of times, however I find I cannot seem to make this statement work with
REM @echo off
SET TotalCores=12
SET Sockets=2
SET SlaveNodes=4
SET /A mycores = ...
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Edit a file behind a custom directory
I am attempting to edit a file behind a custom directory, preferably with a batch file as I am very new to scripting. Is there a way to cd to a location ...
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Need Help Writing A Batch Script To Move Certain Files From One Folder To Another
I need help writing a batch script I can run that will take a list of file names ["FileA.jpg", "FileB.jpg", "FileC.jpg"](These file names can be either in a text format or a csv) and finds those files ...
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Batch file to search list of PCs for a folder/file and create log file
I am trying to get a script to seach all the pcs on my network and tell me if a folder is present within the C directory.
Here's the script I've got so far, it is working but it is not pulling ...
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Batch File input validation - Make sure user entered correct format
I'm using simple batch-file techniques to get user input:
@ECHO OFF
SET /P UserInput=Please Enter Version as X.X.X.X:
Do you know how X.X.X.X can be validated where X are numbers?
for example:
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Please explain usage for for/f command?
I am using the following to output the java version which I grabbed from another site:
java -version 2> java.txt
for /f "tokens=3" %%x in ('find /i "java version" java.txt')
Output is:
java ...
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Script to configure install variables and output correct install switches
I need help with a script that will pull the hostname or username of a user logged in a windows computer and compare it against a table of hostnames or usernames and add the right variable.
EX.
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Directory listing is slow when doing it in a batch script
Hello StackOverflow members!
I am trying to run the following command:
REM the below line lists the folder names that are to be read
FOR /F "TOKENS=* DELIMS=" %%d in (%start_dir%\folder_list.txt) DO ...
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which is faster java or batch scripting [closed]
I want to traverse few folders (which have subfolders and files in that) to search some word in the file and want to get line number, last modified date as result.
Which is the better and efficient ...
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Redirecting output to a file also includes the name of the file I'm redirecting to?
I'm using a simple directory command
I have one file in the directory
C:\tokyo\scripts\notempty>dir /b /a-d
1.pst
So far so good
When I redirect the result into a file
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Batch copy files from list of server
From this line of code :
robocopy "\\NAMEOFMACHINE\C$\Users\MAIN USER\Favorites\Links" "%USERPROFILE%\Favorites\Links" /mir
I want to have to possibility to add a list of server to push this ...
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Comparing and moving sets of files
I need a batch file that looks in a file and moves a set of files
the problem is, is that it will need to compare files as there may be more than 1 set
the files correspond to each other
the ...
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Batch - Reboot computer if a batch file ends
Essentially we have 2 batch files, one which is the "wrapper" if you will, calling another batch file so it starts as /min (minimized). This batch file then ends once it has launched the 2nd batch ...
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copy folder to multiple servers with different %userprofile%
I do not have access to GPO or AD/OU, so what I found to do the easiest was to create a batch file for users.
Here is what I want to achieve :
I have over 50 servers, and 10 users that will be ...
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Windows Batch File - Net Use encounter “System Error 64”
Been encountering this error "System error 64 - the specified network name is no longer available" in one of my windows batch script while trying to NET USE \server\drive\folder to connect to a ...
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creating a batch file
I would like to creat a batch file that will recognise folders date moidified in a network drive and then copy them to another network drive
while I was searching I found way to do that to files, but ...
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Rename A Group Of Files
I need to rename a group of files in the same folder.
When I try to run the batch file, it doesn't work correctly:
`ren *.txt Updated_*.txt`
The file names contain date_names_location.txt, ...
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batch file skip record
Below is a batch file to redirect the first field of all files to a new file.
I am looking for a method to also skip the first record.
@echo off
for %%x in (*.csv) do (
type nul>"%%~nx.new"
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Batch file output to a new file
I am working with a few csv files that I need to output to another file using a Windows Batch file.
The batch file contents is below:
'@echo off
'(for /F "delims=," %%A in (input1.csv) do echo %%A) > ...
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1answer
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Start 2 application windows 8 batch
I'm attempting to run two applications at the same time in Windows 8 via a batch file.
The standard way is:
START "NOTEPAD++" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe"
START "MACTALK" ...
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Batch file that creates text file, called from another program
I am trying to run a batch file from a different program.
When I run the batch file manually (double clicking the file) it behaves as expected and creates a text file as a result. But when I call the ...
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2answers
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How to pass the REG QUERY value to if, then statement
I'm trying to create a batch file to check for Office 2010 Bitness. If it's x86 I want to install the x86 version of an application, and if not the x64 version.
I am running a REG QUERY to find this ...
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1answer
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Copying files and renaming files into the original folder using Powershell
I am very new to the scripting process. I've been googling my problem for over a week, and have found snippets of pieces of what I need, but I can't figure out how to put it all together.
I need ...
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2answers
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Stopping when a string has been found
Hello StackOverflow community!
I have a BATCH question that has been plaguing me for a few days now:
I am trying to do a sting comparison (sounds simple) but I am doing it in this manner:
I have two ...
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3answers
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batch script to extract lines between two specified lines
I have a text file and would like to extract all the lines between two specified lines using windows batch scripting.
Line1: !FILE_FORMAT=ADS
Line2: !VERSION=1.0
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LineX: ...
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Windows batch equivalent of “fuser -k <folder>”
I have a Unix shell script which will kill any process that is accessing a folder:
fuser -k ..\logs\*
Is there a Windows batch script equivalent to this? I am aware of TASKKILL but I'm not sure if ...
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Batch file script to parse and edit large block of text [closed]
I have a text file where a very long block of text, usually around 600 alpha-numeric characters (no spaces), is the only contents of the file. I need to parse that block of text and do a sort-of-hash ...
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Batch Script Parsing Dir Command
Hello newbie looking for some help. I am trying to write a script to search all files and folders in my drive which have a certain identifier. For example "ID -"
I was using the following to get ...
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Batch script: The syntax of the command is incorrect - when script is going trough subdirectories?
Hello folks,
my problem is probably very simple.
When I`m trying to use /r as a reference for batch script to go trough all the folders and subs in order to execute this small script I get the ...
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How To Automate A Telnet Session Without SendKeys
I have Windows 7, and I would like to check my routers CPU usage, to see if it is why it is slowing down. I can get telnet access to it and I want to automate it so I can look at it any time that I ...
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Batch Echoing from Lateral to Horizontal
I have the following issue: A regular list with this approximate information:
Computer1
DateImplemented
Computer2
DateImplemented
Computer3
DateImplemented
<this goes on for a while>
What I ...
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How to add a file thats copied from one directory to a folder in another directory thats incremented
I am making a batch file that copies my Google bookmarks and pastes them into another folder ( Kinda like a backup) called " backup of bookmarks". I wanted to make the script run every day at the end ...
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Reconfigure windows after installation
I am looking to reconfigure Windows 8 after it has already been installed. Basically I have a base image that I will apply. After that is complete, I want to be able to run either a script of an exe ...
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1answer
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Reg Query Batch File
To summarise what I want to achieve, I want to query 2 keys, if they exist go to end of batch file, if not install Java.
The batch file is installing Java fine, but when testing if I delete the .txt ...
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how to execute a batch file from a website
I know this sounds fishy, but I'm trying to run a batch file from a website. Our users are seniors that wouldn't know how to do anything with a computer. Our software is a replacement for the windows ...
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Copying and renaming a file into the proper subdirectories
I have a particularly tricky batch scripting request. I have a file/folder structure like this
/mapcfgs/
/folder 1/
somefile.new
somefile.old
/folder 2/
someotherfile.new
...
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1answer
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Merge Two text files line by line using batch script
I have 2 text files; A.txt and B.txt and I want to merge them to make C.txt using a batch script.
However (here's the tricky part) I wish to do it so each line from A.txt is appended with a space ...
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Replacing a string in all config files across machines with a script
I have the below task and I am wondering what would be the best and quick way to do this. I am thinking scripting rather than a C# app but struggling with scripting in DOS. I wanted to use powershell ...
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Batch print out exit code of the scipt
Hi lets say i have batch script that returns 0 on success and 1 on error
and i want to print/pass exiting value to console/another command
something like
echo script param1 param2
expected output
...
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saving output as variable
I am working on a batch script and am trying to save part of the output of a command as a variable. My current script requires the user to enter a site code (e.g. 853), and it takes that code and uses ...
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vbscript to get the files in a format from ftp with today's modified date
I have a requirement to get the files in a specified format from a ftp using vbscript. Can any one help me on this.
I have to get files with name format VarList12DDMMYYYY******.csv, ...
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How to replicate a directory structure using xcopy in windows
I have a text file containing a list of folders.My text file looks like this:
"D:\old\FOLDER1"
"D:\old\FOLDER2"
"D:\old\FOLDER3"
"D:\old\FOLDER4"
"D:\old\FOLDER5"
all these folders have ...
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Illegal Method name when running scala windows batch scripts that resolve dependencies
I am trying to have scala scripts run within my windows environment. I was adapting the methods described here and here
So I've copied and modified my sbt.bat file into scalas.bat, and added the ...
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Variable usage in batch file
I'm working with a fairly simple batch file in Windows 7, where I want to be able to define a few variables and then use them in a command. This is the code I have so far:
@ECHO OFF
set ...
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Retrieve seconds, along with date and time in CMD?
I'm trying to ping an IP, and receive the time date and seconds to a file.
I'm running the command date/t&&time/t&&ping That gives me 09:50 PM and Sat 05/25/13, but is there anyway I ...
